Data from University of Texas Austin

From Annual Report of Disciplinary Cases 2008-2009, section titled Academic Cases.

Comments:

• Link no longer works.
• Unfortunately, no cross-tabulation, such as type of cheating vs. race. E.g. some say plagiarism is a milder form of cheating, because foreign students may be unaware that verbatim copying must be identified as a quote and cited.
• There is also the possibility that some students cheat but are more skilled at not getting caught.

Summary of the data:

• Of 421 cases, 396 were referrals by faculty.
• Major types:
  • plagiarism, 145
  • cheating, 129
  • collusion, 81
  • misrepresenting facts, 26

• Major academic areas:
  • natural sciences, 96
  • engineering, 92
  • liberal arts, 89
  • business, 75
• Gender: 253 male, 168 female
• Ethnicity -- % of cases, compared to % of enrollment:
  • African-American: 6.9% vs. 4.4%
  • Asian-American: 28.5% vs. 15.1%
  • Caucasian: 30.6% vs. 54.5%
  • Hispanic: 15.4% vs. 15.9%
  • International: 16.4% vs. 9.1%